Masculine dossier · first seen 1917
Austen
Endangered
Down 90.2% from peak
Peak era
1995
Peak births
540
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Austen
How many people are named Austen?
An estimated 7,923 living Americans are named Austen.
How rare is Austen?
Austen is uncommon among babies today, with 53 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 90.2% from its 1995 peak.
How old is the typical Austen?
The median age of a living American named Austen is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 32 years old.
Is Austen still popular?
No. Austen is endangered as a baby name, down 90.2% from its 1995 peak with 53 births in 2025.
Where is Austen most common?
Austen has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 19952025
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
90.2%
2025
53
All-time
8,125
Where it lives now
Austen is most concentrated in Utah — about 2.2× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Kansas and Oregon.
States where Austen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.